Grotto of the Gentio
Cave of Gentio is a parietal art-bearing archaeological site situated about 30 km from Unaí, Minas Gerais, 180 km away from the Federal District. Its importance was verified by UFMG archaeologists who began their exploration in the 1970s.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Grotto of the Gentio
- Type: Cave
- Description: archaeological site in Brazil
- Categories: archaeological site and landform
- Location: Unaí, Minas Gerais, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude
-16.25846° or 16° 15′ 31″ southLongitude
-46.74073° or 46° 44′ 27″ westOpen location code
58MMP7R5+JPOpenStreetMap ID
node 7155222932OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceWikidata ID
Q4179464
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In Other Languages
From Portuguese to Turkish—“Grotto of the Gentio” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Gruta do gentio”
- Portuguese: “Gruta do Gentio”
- Russian: “Жентиу”
- Russian: “Пещера Жентиу”
- Turkish: “Gentio Mağarası”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gruta do Gentio and Cemitério Municipal São João Batista.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Grotto of the Gentio”. Photo: Inkey, CC BY 2.0.